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Where to Find Style-Savvy Sleeping in France

With its residents’ pioneering sense of fashion, chic hairstyles, and laid-back attitude, France has earned its spot on the list of the world’s most fashionable countries. When the French do something, they do it glamorously. As much as it may pain us Brits to admit it, French architecture, fashion, and lifestyle have acted as sources…

10 Unique European Boutique Hotels

The term “boutique hotel” can be applied to a host of very different properties — whether quaint or trendy, traditional or avant-garde. But they all have at least one thing in common: They’re intimate, and fewer rooms means fewer guests get to experience them, so staying at one can feel like discovering a secret hideaway.…

These Hello Kitty-Themed Hotel Rooms Will Blow Your Mind

Hello Kitty reigns over the beds in the Princess Kitty Room. A mega hotel with more than 1,400 rooms, the upscale Keio Plaza Hotel spans two high-rise towers in Tokyo’s city center. Surrounded by corporate towers near the busiest train station in the world, it’s in a convenient location for business travelers, and has many…

Luxury NYC Hotel Undergoes Massive Renovation

Part of the boutique Affinia chain, Fifty NYC is an upscale property located in Manhattan’s Midtown East. The hotel draws business professionals and families looking for apartment-style rooms near tourist sites like Rockefeller Center, Times Square, and Central Park. Though rooms have always been spacious by New York standards (325 to 650 square feet), they…

Rooms We Love: Cozy Countryside Chic is the New Aesthetic

Our jobs as hotel investigators can be a lot like living in a real-life Pinterest board. While we certainly see plenty of properties that are not so nice, we see just as many resorts with grounds, common spaces, and rooms that are so drop-dead gorgeous, we want to recreate them in our own homes —…

The 13 Most Artsy Rooms in Amsterdam

Amsterdam may be known for its red light district and penchant for marijuana, but travelers of all ages and cultures head to the capital city of the Netherlands for its rich history, beautiful architecture, and system of canals and bridges. It’s also home to numerous art museums, including the Van Gogh Museum, with the largest…

QUIZ! What’s Your Travel Style?

When traveling, do you opt for the most luxurious suite at a five-pearl hotel, quaint accommodations in the chic and cozy B&B, or a dorm-style hostel room? With so many hotel options these days, there’s bound to be one perfect for your taste. We made a quiz so you can see what your travel preferences…

Spend the Night in a Teepee-Inspired Luxury Suite

The Buffalo Bill Suite at The Cliff House at Pikes Peak The Cliff House at Pikes Peak is proud of its Western past. In the 1800s, the hotel was a stagecoach stop and famous past overnight guests included P.T. Barnum, of the Barnum & Bailey circus, and Charles Dickens. Today, the hotel is the most…

High Living: 9 Beautiful Tree House Hotels

Did you spend all your time in your tree house as a kid? Or were you brokenhearted because you never had one? Well, these nine gorgeous hotels can turn your childish tree house fantasies into grown-up realities. These rustic-luxe (or just luxe) tree-house-style bungalows will let you live among the birds (and, in some cases,…

Historic Palm Springs Hotel Gets Modern Makeover

The upscale Two Bunch Palms Resort and Spa in Palm Springs is renowned for its gorgeous 77 acres, replete with various wellness-centric amenities; there are pools, a meditation lake, a yoga dome, and tai chi classes, to name a few. Though it’s a beloved historic property (Al Capone apparently used to hide out here), the…